Tip of the Tongue

Pesach leads to much conversation about kashrut. How many calories are expended in considering which calories to intake?  It borders on an ...

I have been an English lecturer at Ort Braude for over 25 years.  One aspect of academic life in Israel that is unique to the country and v...

For Jews everywhere including in Israel, Pesach (Passover)  is a unifying holiday.  Jews of all strides celebrate it, from atheists to ultr...

Compared to most religions, Judaism has a large number of holidays, albeit not equally distributed during the year.  Each holiday has its ...

In Israel, due the vagaries of the Jewish lunar calendar, Purim has come and gone.  Aside from being one of the rare Jewish holidays with ...

In Israel, Pesach or Passover is approaching.   For those who never experienced the period before this holiday, it is both similar and diff...